Guard-rail clamp.



W. W. ALLEN.

GUARD RAIL CLAMP.

APPLICATION TILED SBPT.18,190'7.

\r .Hw A v. lll' i v IHILIIII VI/2727955 as WILLIAM W. ALLEN, OFCINCINNATI, OHIO.

GUARD-RAIL CLAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 29, 1909.

Application filed September 16, 1907. Serial No. 393,127.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM IV. ALLEN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State ofOhio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Guard RailClamps, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ofmy specification.

My invention relates to a guard rail clamp and its object is to producea device of this character, of simple and economical construction whichwill rigidly hold the guard rail in lace.

My improvement is constructed in such manner as to act as a rail bracein addition to performing its function as a clamp. Its advantages willappear more clearly as I proceed with my specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a main rail and guardrail showing my improved guard rail clamp in position. Fig. 2 is avertical section through the rails showing the guard rail clamp in endelevation. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same. big. 4 is aperspective view and Fig. 5 is a side elevation, the two figures showingrespectively the parts of which my improved guard rail clamp iscomposed.

The device comprises essentially a fixed member which is spiked to thetie in a position to brace and hold the guard rail, and clamping membersconnected thereto, which engage the foot of the main rail and hold itrigidly in position, there being between the two rails the usual spacingblock E which determines their distance apart.

In the drawings A is the fixed member, and B B the clamping members.

C is the main rail and D the guard rail.

The fixed member consists of a portion (a which is like the usual railbrace, provided with an extended vertical web a which engages the web ofthe guard rail; an extended horizontal base a suitably shaped to restupon the foot of the guard rail, and beyond the limits thereof, on thetie; and vertical webs a which connect the base to the vertical web a soas to brace and rigidly hold the said web in position. The base a .is ofsufficient length to extend beyond the sides of the tie, where it isprovided with ears I).

The clamps B in their preferred form, are simply long bolts, havinghooked ends I) which engage the foot of the main rail, the

other ends of the bolts passing through the cars Z) and being )rovidedwith nuts I), by means of which tiey are fastened in place and theclamps tightened. The base a of the fixed member is provided with threespike holes A through which the member is spiked to the tie. The mainrail is spiked to the tie as indicated at C.

To apply my improved guard rail clamp, the main rail is first spiked inposition and the guard rail then put along side it with the usualspacing block E between them. The fixed member A is then placed on thetie in position against the guard rail and the clamping members passedunder the rail and through the ears I) so as to bring the hooks b intoengagement with the foot of the main rail. The nuts b are then screwedon to the clamping members and by their engagement with the ears I), theclamping members drawn into place. The fixed member is then spiked tothe tie through the spike holes A.

The device thus described is quite e'llicient in performing its intendedfunction and no jarring of the train will cause the parts to loosen upso as to permit any spreading of the rails.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to claim as new and tocover by Letters Patent is 1. A guard rail clamp comprising, a fixedmember in the -form of a rail brace, having a web adapted to engage therail web and a base adapted to rest upon the foot of the rail and uponthe tie, said base being projected beyond the sides of the tie andprovided at its extremities with ears, and clamping members in the formof bolts, passing through the ears in said fixed member and provided attheir ends with hooks al'lapted to engage the foot of the other rail.

A guard rail clamp comprising, a fixed member in the form of a railbrace, having a web adapted to engage the rail web and a base adapted torest upon the foot of the rail and upon the tie, said base beingprojected beyond the sides of the tie and provided at its extremitieswith ears, and clamping members adapted to engage the other rail andmeans to adjustably secure the same through the ears of the fixedmember.

\VILLIAM IV. ALLEN.

\Vitnesses:

CLARENCE E. MEnLnorE, CEOILIA FOs'rER.

